As far as trusting people, I am one of those that prescribes to trust being something that is earned. I do not bestow trust on others blindly, or without seeing if I can trust them. Unfortunately, most people are not trustworthy. And trusting people too quickly, or without seeing if they are trustworthy, is a recipe for getting burned.
I think I should see trust as something that is earned as well. In hindsight I have given my H trust despite his misbehavior in the past and this has left me burned. Like a fool I just neglected my gut feeling. I know better now not to do the same mistake.
Originally Posted by SteveLW
This goes to show that 85% of people are basically untrustworthy. The numbers can be argued, but the principle cannot be. The fact is that unfortunately we live in a world where you cannot trust MOST people. I can count on one hand the number of people I've met in life that I can truly trust.
Damn this is a disconcerting fact. Yes, I agree, I can count only few people in life I can really trust. Even less now H is untrustworthy.
Yes it is a sad fact that most people are not scrupulous just because it is the right thing to do. Travelers %s also probably are more related to criminal stealing. But there are also a lot of people that will happily cheat on their taxes, etc. I had a coworker that would have never even thought of stealing something from a store or things like that. But he was happy to lie to insurance company in order to get lower rates because "insurance companies are evil!". SMH
As far as your H and trusting him. Remember, the biggest predictor of future behavior is relevant past behavior.
M(53), W(54),D(19) M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017 Ring and Piecing since March 2018
